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Parents of school shooter sentenced to up to 15 years' jail
10 Apr 2024In a rare case of parents being held accountable for a school shooting, the mother and father of a teenager who killed four classmates have been convicted of manslaughter.
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Swiss women win unprecedented climate change case
10 Apr 2024"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.
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Trump loses bid to delay hush money trial pending gag order appeal
10 Apr 2024Donald Trump los his second bid to delay an April trial on criminal charges from hush money paid to a porn star.
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Date for planned Rafah offensive set, Netanyahu says
9 Apr 2024Talk of a fresh offensive in Gaza comes as negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Egypt continue.
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Australia, US, UK confirm Japan could be brought into AUKUS fold
9 Apr 2024Australia and its AUKUS partners, the US and UK, are considering including Japan in some of the alliance's military projects.
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See the total solar eclipse in pictures
9 Apr 2024Millions watched an eclipse plunge parts of North America into complete darkness in the middle of the day.
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'Not suitable for human beings to live in' - Gazans return to Khan Younis
9 Apr 2024Gaza's second city was the focus of a sustained onslaught by the Israeli army from December
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Let individual states decide abortion rights, Trump says
9 Apr 2024Many in his Republican Party had wanted him to back a nationwide ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Family of fatal crash victim speak out as violent fallout rocks Alice Springs
8 Apr 2024Riots exploded after the death of Kumanjayi Petrick, leading to a government-imposed curfew. His family doesn't want that to be his legacy.
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Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90 - officials
8 Apr 2024Five people had been rescued of the around 130 believed to have been on board, officials say.
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Progress in Gaza truce talks in Cairo, Egypt's Al Qahera news says
Six months into its offensive against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Israel also voiced cautious optimism about the latest round of mediated negotiations.
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Buildings shake briefly as earthquake rattles Taiwan
8 Apr 2024Taiwan has been rocked by hundreds of aftershocks following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which hit the east of the island on Wednesday.
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'Hardest geezer' completes year-long run over full length of Africa
8 Apr 2024A British man has successfully run the full length of Africa, crossing the finish line in Tunisia after 352 days.
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Israeli says its withdrawing troops from southern Gaza
7 Apr 2024All ground troops have been withdrawn from the area except for one brigade, according to the military.
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Sextortion: Two men in Nigeria arrested after Australian teen dies by suicide
8 Apr 2024The men threatened to share the boy's personal images with family and friends.
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Watch live: Total solar eclipse over North America
9 Apr 2024The eclipse is being watched by millions across North America. Video
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Boeing jet loses engine cover during takeoff
8 Apr 2024An engine cowling on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap.
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Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Western ships
8 Apr 2024The Iran-aligned group said it had targeted a British ship and a number of US frigates in the Red Sea.
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Israel prepared to handle any Iran scenario, defence chief says
8 Apr 2024It comes after Iran threatened to retaliate for the killing of Iranian generals on 1 April.
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'A pain you can't describe' - Australia's haunting shame
7 Apr 2024Last year saw record numbers of Aboriginal people die in police custody in Australia, and families want answers.
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Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president
7 Apr 2024Peter Pellegrini defeated the pro-Western Ivan Korcok with 53 percent of the vote.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at demonstration in The Hague
7 Apr 2024Greta Thunberg detained twice at demonstration
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Australia: Floodwaters and damaged roads cut off NSW communities
7 Apr 2024More than 80 flood warnings are still active across New South Wales following torrential rain across the state on Friday.
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Ukraine's Zelensky warns of dwindling air defence missiles
7 Apr 2024Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, he warned.
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